3.Who wrote the story, ‘Madama Rides the Bus’?
Ans- The story, “Madam Rides the Bus’ was written by Vallikkannan.
4.Who was Valliammai? Ans- Valliammai was a tiny girl of eight years old and was called Valli for short.
5.What was Valli’s favourite pastime?
Ans- Valli’s favourite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house and watching what was happening in her street outside.
6.Did Valli have playmates of her own age? Ans- Absolutely not, Valli had no any playmates of her own age.
7.What sight gave Valli many new unusual experiences
Ans- Watching the street gave Valli many new unusual experiences.
8.What was the English term Valli used when she became jealous?
Ans- When Valli became jealous then Valli used the English term ‘Proud’.
9.When would Valli be jealous?
Ans: When one of Valli’s friends happened to ride the bus and tried to describe the sights of the town to her. Then, Valli would be too jealous to listen.
10.What did Valli listen carefully over many days and months?
Ans- Valli listened carefully to the conversations between her neighbours and people who regularly used the bus.
11.How far was the town from Valli’s village?
Ans: The town was six miles from Valli’s village.
12.How much time would the trip to the town take?
Ans- It was taken forty-five(45) minutes for a trip from Valli’s village to the town.
Or: The trip to the town took forty-five minutes one way.
13.What was the fare of the bus?
Ans- The fare of the bus was thirty (30) paise one way.
14.When did Valli make her bus journey to the town?
Ans- One fine spring day, on the afternoon bus, Valli made her bus journey to the town.
15.How did the conductor address Valli?
Ans- The conductor addressed Valli as/by ‘Madam’.
16.Was the bus that Valli took a new one?
Ans- Yes, the bus was new that Valli took for trip from her village to town.
17.When did everybody in the bus laugh?
Ans- When Valli said that she was not a madam and the conductor had not yet given her ticket. Then the conductor realised for his remember and at that moment everybody in the bus laughed.
18.What was the elderly woman chewing(Subai Thaka)?
And- The elderly woman was chewing betel nut.
19.How much money did Valli save for her first time?
Ans- Valli saved sixty paise(60) for her first time.
20.When could Valli ride the bus safely/comfortable?
Ans- After she had got the ticket Valli could ride the bus safely/ comfortable.
21.When did Valli clap her hands with glee?
And- On traveling to town, a young cow was running very fast on right in the middle of the road with his tail high in the air. For that scene, Valli clapped her hands with glee.
22.How did the cow die?
Ans- The cow had died by the struck of some fast-moving vehicle.
23.What did the conductor want to offer Valli?
Ans- The conductor of the bus wanted to offer a cold drink for Valli.
24.When did the bus trip lose its charm for Valli?
Ans- The bus trip lost its charm for Valli after she had seen the dead young cow (which was running in side of her bus during the time of travelling from village to town.)
25.What did Valli see when she entered her house?
Ans- When Valli entered her house then she saw that her mother awoke and was talking to one of her aunts from South Street.
26.Who translated the story ‘Madam Rides the Bus’ from Tamil?
Ans- The story ‘Madam Rides the Bus’ translated from Tamil to English by K.S. Sundaram.
27.When and Why did Valli finally sit down on her seat ?
Ans: When the bus stopped and some passengers got on the bus then afraid of losing her seat, Valli finally sat down on her seat.